"… … I expected it, but it's even more incredible when you actually see it."
Lize muttered when she saw the rock raccoon. Erica and Iris, standing next to her, had the same reaction. It was understandable since when she stretched out her body, her height would be greater than an average castle.
Even that was the size with the back of the body partially cut off, and originally, the height of a 2-3 story building should have been added there. In terms of sheer size alone, it was worthy of being called the final boss or higher.
The rock raccoon curled up in a coil and remained still as if dead. Right next to it was a rune stone of a very insignificant size.
That was by no means a small tombstone, as it was almost as big as the player, but it looked relatively shabby because it was next to a rock squirrel.
A soft green light was emanating from the tombstone.
"Is there anything special besides what you told me, rookie?"
"No, there isn't. That's all I said."
After I finished my excuses, I explained the rock civet pattern to all three of them. All three of them had come to accept it by now, and no one asked me how I knew.
In fact, there aren't that many patterns, so once you get to phase 4, the strategy itself is relatively easy.
From phase 1 to phase 3, it was completely different from forcing the use of gimmicks unconditionally because physical, magical, or divine attacks didn't work.
Even in the default mode, there was no noticeable change.
The reason is unknown. It may have been the last conscience of the person who created the Byulla mode, who wanted to prevent the pick from dying in the 4th phase after performing the gimmick for over an hour.
'With that kind of conscience, I'll reduce the number of times you perform the gimmick.'
Anyway, it's been a long time since it was proven that he has no conscience just from the atrocities he committed in phases 1 to 3.
"Aim for the head as much as possible, okay? That makes it easier to catch."
"That's right. I don't think I'll come to my senses even if I get hit by you guys a few times."
The 4th phase of the rock civet was a boss that could be used for so-called 'deal-killing'.
Even if you get hit in the head with just a few strong blows, you will become stiff, and if you get hit in that state, you will become stiff again, and if you get hit again, you will become stiff again. This situation will repeat infinitely until you break free.
The only difficult part is the process of getting it to stiffen up in the first place.
Basically, because his physique is so large, weapons don't reach him, so you have to induce a specific pattern to hit his head. Also, if the gap between attacks is too large, his stiffness value will be reset, so you have to be careful about timing.
Of course, that's not even on the dangerous side. The only thing you have to be careful about is if you focus too much on hitting the head and forget the pattern, you'll get hit and die, but I didn't worry about that at all.
'With their skills, they wouldn't be able to get hit even if they wanted to.'
The speed at which it charges at full speed is much slower than the player character's running speed.
No matter what kind of attack it made, it was virtually impossible for the knight commanders who had listened to my explanations and memorized the patterns to be hit by the rock civet's attacks.
"Okay, Lize, Erica. Get ready. They say she's easy, but don't let your guard down. Don't let your guard down."
Three knights in silver armor strode forward. I sat down on the rock behind them. There was one thing I had to check while the knight commanders fought.
Elements arose in each weapon. Wind flowed from the longsword, ice from the daggers, and flames from the katana.
The rock civet, which had been curled up and still as if dead, raised its body as if it sensed something unusual. A piece of rock fell down from its split head.
Since I was sitting outside the boss room in terms of the game, I was able to focus on the guy's actions without worry. Depending on what he does now, my future strategy will change.
Rize and Erika split up to each side of Iris. Rize was on the left, and Erika was on the right.
The first to move was Lize. Lize made a large half-turn to the left and quickly approached the end of the creature. The rock civet turned its head accordingly.
He took a stance as if he was going to use a straight downward strike pattern, but then suddenly a flame hit his head and he turned his head away. It was Erica. Flames were blazing from Erica's blade.
The rock cicada stopped trying to throw itself down and instead raised its head high and pulled up one of the stalactites from the ceiling.
'As expected, the aggro has popped up.'
After confirming that, I decided that I would definitely do the boss battle alone.
It was because the pattern he was going to use had changed. The rock raccoon is not a boss with a counterattack or fake motion. If Lize had been alone, he would have continued to slam down without a doubt.
But then the aggro jumped towards Erica after being hit by the flames, and the thing canceled its downward slam and pulled out a stalactite from the ceiling.
Because the Rock Caterpillar is such a slow and huge boss, it's easy to notice that it's changed its pattern, but even if the boss is only slightly larger than a human, it's hard to notice.
What if I checked the boss pattern and tried to respond, but the aggro jumped to a different place and a completely different action came out? If the new pattern was an area attack, I was certain to die.
'I can't take that risk.'
Even as I was thinking these thoughts, the knight commanders continued their battle.
Erica lightly cut the rock thrown by the rock squirrel in half. The cut and melted rock rolled helplessly along the ground. A haze rose from the sword, distorting the nearby background.
Lize immediately rushed in. The twin daggers swept across the left side of the rock raccoon's body, cutting off more than ten legs in an instant. The severed legs froze for a moment before breaking into several pieces.
And as soon as he turned his head, a flame struck him directly from the opposite direction. Perhaps because the knight commanders had been breathing together for a long time, their hands and feet were in sync.
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On the left side of its body, Lize continued to spit out ice and cut off its legs, and on the right side, Erica unleashed a slash mixed with fire, causing the rock civet to flounder around, unable to come to its senses.
Among them, Iris, who was still standing quietly in her place, lifted her longsword with its scabbard intact.
He stepped forward with his left foot, placed his weight on it, and brought the scabbard in his left hand to his right side. He twisted his right arm so that his wrist was facing outward, gripping the hilt of the sword.
Gooooo, a gust of wind began to blow nearby. A pressure so strong that it was noticeable was sucked into Iris' scabbard. The scabbard was wrapped around the vortex, sucking in the air nearby.
As the wind distortion grew stronger and the tornado began to swirl and distort, Iris drew her sword.
He lifted his right foot, turned his body half a turn clockwise, and took a step forward, stepping his right foot forward of his left. At the same time, the longsword was pulled out of its scabbard.
The sword was lowered vertically.
At that moment, the whirlwind wrapped around the sword shot out at a rapid pace.
The wind shot forward in a perfect straight line, as if creating a thin wall of wind, and in the blink of an eye, it hit the rock civet. A heavy, cracking sound rang out.
The body of the rock raccoon that came into contact with the wind was instantly torn in half. The cut surface was as clean as if it had been sanded down with sandpaper.
The tornado followed the path the wind had taken. The tornado sucked in the surrounding rocks as if it was sucking them in, then burst right next to the rock squirrel, sending all sorts of debris flying in all directions.
'Wow, I'm seeing that in real life.'
The technique Iris just used was one of the patterns that appear in the Iris boss fight. If you get hit, you're almost certain to die even in vanilla, so it goes without saying in Dark Mode.
The rock civet, whose body had been torn to pieces by 1/3, staggered violently. Then, Erica, who never got close and only threw flame slashes from afar, quickly closed the distance.
Although the size had shrunk significantly, the remaining part was still quite long. It seemed that this remaining part was exactly what Erica was after.
The Japanese sword in his hand was covered in flames, and the blade itself was turning into flames. Flames burst out everywhere he stepped.
Erica had already approached the rock squirrel. She held the handle with both hands, and the tip of the sword was pointed to the left. She jumped up and twisted her body.
The entire body rotated clockwise, and flames formed a whirlwind around it.
The blade of flame swirled in a circle and instantly melted the rock spider's exoskeleton at its lowest point. Several joints were also cut off from the body that was left with only a third of its body.
The rotation didn't stop there. The body rose higher and spun clockwise for another turn. This time, the rock raccoon's body melted away.
Suddenly, flames rose from the tips of Erica's feet. Erica rose into the air once more, spun her body around one last time, and delivered a final slash.
The blade passed horizontally across the rock raccoon's head. The spot where it made contact was almost vaporized. A deep gash was left on the creature's face.
'That was hard to stop too.'
That was also one of the patterns of the Erica boss fight. The fire damage was so strong that it was impossible to properly deflect it with a weapon, so in order to block it without rolling, you absolutely had to have a shield with a high fire cut.
Just before the rock raccoon, whose body had completely shrunk, fell to the ground, blue ice rose up from the ceiling. It was Lize.
As he brought the two daggers together in the middle, a long sword made of ice and frost appeared in his hand. The surrounding air froze and a cold air was released.
The weapon was aimed squarely at the rock raccoon's head. Lize's weapon had grown to a length that matched her height.
-Whack!
The silver armor covered in ice pierced the rock spider's head and landed on the ground. The headless body fell limply to the side.
The Rock Creeper boss fight was over.